On Fri, 24 May 2013 09:00:31 -0700, "Cheri" >
wrote:

> "sf" > wrote in message
> ...
> > On Fri, 24 May 2013 08:44:43 -0700 (PDT), merryb >
> > wrote:
> >
> >> On May 23, 11:16 pm, sf > wrote:
> >> > We were making fun of it down here, because it was just 5.7... but a
> >> > bridge collapsed and that's not
> >> > funny.http://abcnews.go.com/US/bridge-coll...ashington-send...
> >> >
> >>
> >> No earthquake here- it was an oversized truck.
> >
> > Sorry, I'm not buying that story. A bridge support collapsed and
> > caused the span to fall. You only need to look at the pictures to see
> > draw that conclusion. The collapsed span is completely over water,
> > which means the truck was *on* the bridge, not under it.
>
> Maybe the same builders that are involved with the Bay Bridge.
>

The bay bridge had two decks and the span that collapsed during the
*earthquake* was on the upper deck, not the lower one.

One of the concrete supports that held the Washington bridge above
water simply isn't there anymore and a truck hitting something above
it has nothing to do with that. What's very clear from looking at
images of the Washington bridge is that it simply FELL down. Too bad
they don't have an earthquake to blame. I would have bought that
story.

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